Railways Minister hints at conspiracies against federal government

Railways Minister hints at conspiracies against federal government

ISLAMABAD - Railways Minister Sheikh Rasheed on Thursday said that conspiracies are being hatched against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government and its finance minister.

Talking to journalists, Sheikh Rasheed said that Prime Minister Imran Khan will decide about the change in the federal cabinet and added that he will met with the PM on Monday to discuss all the issues.

The minister maintained that Pakistan Railways (PR) did not increase fares of all the trains and clarified that the 12 per cent increase is applicable for only few trains.

He said that that PR will launch Rehman Baba train on December 23rd to facilitate the commuters. Sheikh Rasheed lashed out at the former government over bad planning and said PR is facing loses due to the inactive locomotive purchased in the era of former rulers.